By jwilkes - Thursday, September 10th, 2009 at 1:23 PM
Rob Miller, a Democrat and Marine Corps veteran challenging Republican Joe Wilson in 2010, has raised more than $200k following national coverage of Wilson's outburst at President Obama's address to a joint session of Congress last night, during which he called out "you lie." more...
By jwilkes - Thursday, September 10th, 2009 at 12:56 PM
Both Democrats and Republicans have reacted strongly to Republican Joe Wilson, who angrily shouted "you lie" in the midst of President Obama's speech on health care before a joint session of Congress last night. For his part, however, the recipient of Wilson's heckling- the President himself- has accepted the Congressman's apology. But others are calling for action. more...
By jwilkes - Thursday, September 10th, 2009 at 12:26 PM
The man who shouted "you lie" in the midst of the President's address to a joint session of Congress last night is getting such an enormous response that his House web page has crashed. Not missing an opportunity to cash in on his for-better-or-for-worse fame his campaign site, which also crashed, now redirects only to his completecampaigns.com donations page. more...
By jwilkes - Thursday, September 10th, 2009 at 12:17 PM
In his address to a joint session of Congress last night, President Barack Obama closed his remarks with a poignant tribute to the late Senator Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts, and in particular the letter the "Lion of the Senate" wrote to the President regarding health care in just a few months prior to his passing. (Full Text) more...
By jwilkes - Thursday, September 10th, 2009 at 12:16 PM
Full text of President Obama's address on health care reform to a joint session of Congress. more...





